The effects of medication
Posted July 29, 2008 
Comments(1) Jim is taking Casodex, and large doses of Ibuprofen for some Cipro related pains. He’s taken one full course of the Casodex, and has had a bit of a rough time of it. I hate that I can’t be with him all the time, but he is complaining of severe ache in his legs, more frequent urinary urges, and loss of appetite and drive.
There seem to be a few cognitive problems - very subtle nothing major,could just be age related and not related to the meds. He was very very depressed one morning this week. Pain and discomfort was a lot, and he hasn’t even started the radiation yet. He doesn’t like not keeping busy, but the tendinitis and other joint pain keeps him from weed whacking and doing much strenuous activity. He did drive 2 hours to Springfield yesterday and bought us a kayak. We have PLANS for after this treatment is over! Being around other people seems to keep his mind off the pain and discomfort.
Next step is the marker implantation. We will stay at the Cancer Society’s Hospitality House the night before as the procedure is early in the day. It will give us a chance to get a feel for what he’ll need and how he’ll be living 5 days a week. We have questions for the urologist too.
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